​United States of America Hawks coach Brian McDermott says his players need to be exposed to more international rugby league games abroad rather than the usual matches the team plays against Canada and Jamaica.He made the statement after the team suffered its third straight loss in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup in a record 64-0 score line against Papua New Guinea at the Oil Search National Football Stadium in Port Moresby.“USA only plays two games a year against Canada and Jamaica. It keeps the wheels turning but it doesn’t really challenge the players especially the domestic players back in the United States.“To get them to get ready for something at the end of the year is something getting used to and has been a rude awakening for some of them,” McDermott said.Chairman of the Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) Nigel Wood, who witnessed the loss in Port Moresby, said it was something they were aware of and would ensure they had enough fixtures in between before the next World Cup in England.But he also said that countries like the USA and Canada have super league clubs and should use that as pathway to international fixtures.“It is an obligation on the international federation to now start populating the years between World Cups with meaningful fixtures geographically-based fixtures like the Pacific Islands or whether it’s in Europe or involves more inter hemisphere travel.“Certainly, United States of course and Canada are emerging rugby league nations and there are some clubs playing in those countries that are in the British Super League Competition.“So there are opportunities for those nations to interact with other leagues but if we can get a fuller program that allows those nations to play regularly against nations of similar standing than the game will progress as a consequence and we are very aware of that,” Wood said........Post Courier